American Airlines to cut 19,000 jobs in October

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American Airlines announced on Tuesday that it plans to cut 19,000 employees in October when the federal aid carriers received expires.

The airline will have approximately 40,000 fewer employees in October compared to March, when it employed over 140,000 people. On top of the expected 19,000 layoffs, about 12,500 employees have left the company voluntarily and about 11,000 more are expected to leave in October.

Airlines are prohibited from firing or laying off any employees until Oct. 1 under the terms of the pandemic relief funding the industry received from the government.

Of the 27,000 flight attendants American Airlines employed before the pandemic, 2,700 have left, 4,500 will be on voluntary leave in October, and 8,100 will be on furlough, according to the airline. Of the 15,000 pilots it employed pre-pandemic, 1,200 have left, 700 will be on voluntary leave in October, and 1,600 will be on furlough.

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/513554-american-airlines-to-cut-19000-jobs-in-october

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1. Delta plans to furlough nearly 2,000 pilots in October

Delta plans to furlough almost 2,000 pilots in October after the travel industry took a significant hit in the coronavirus pandemic, the company said in a memo obtained by The Hill Monday.

Delta’s head of flight operations John Laughter said in a memo sent Monday that the airline is planning to furlough 1,941 pilots after determining it was “overstaffed” for the future.

The airline determined it will need about 9,450 active pilots for the summer of 2021, which it estimates to be the next “peak flying” period in the next 12 to 18 months. Currently, Delta employs about 11,200 active pilots, according to the memo.

“We are simply overstaffed, and we are faced with an incredibly difficult decision,” he wrote, adding that letters will be sent to pilots hired on or after July 17, 2017 “later this week.”

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/513460-delta-plans-to-furlough-nearly-2000-pilots-in-october

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A total cut among carriers around 75k.

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